Op-Ed: A New Hope for Genre Designation
Since 1977, there has been an epic battle raging between two of the biggest franchises in popular culture. Fans of Star Trek fans and Star Wars have been at each other’s throats for years, periodically culminating in films like Kyle Newman’s farcical road trip flick Fanboys, but I have never understood why; from what I can tell, the only thing the … Read more
Op-Ed: The Case Against Star Wars: Episode I
This article is a direct response to “In Defense of Star Wars: Episode I” by Joey Esposito, which can be found here on IGN. I would like to thank Mr. Esposito inspiring me to write this op-ed. Before I begin, I would like to make it clear that this op-ed is not an attack on Joey … Read more
Movie Review: Star Wars: Episodes I/II
Preface – In case you’re for some reason considering going to see the re-releases of the atrocious Star Wars prequels in crappy post-converted 3D, I’d like to cure your selective amnesia and remind you why you hate these movies. I really don’t remember enough differences in the faults between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones to justify two separate reviews, … Read more
